Anderson couple pleads guilty in bestiality case

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Anderson couple pleads guilty in bestiality case

UPDATE (Aug. 18)– Both suspects pleaded guilty to all charges. They will be sentenced on September 21.

ANDERSON (Jan. 9, 2015) – Police in Anderson arrested a couple in a bestiality case after video surfaced of a woman performing sex acts on a dog.

Nikki Colleen Murphy-Johnson, 33, and Jason Erin Johnson, 37, face three counts of bestiality in connection with the video and photos produced in June and July of 2014, according to the Anderson Police Department.

An investigator from Virginia saw the video and flagged the posts on a website called Beastforum, police said. The investigation led to Anderson, where local authorities were contacted.